Ortalis wagleri
Ortalis wagleri,Rufous-bellied Chachalaca
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Ortalis wagleri, Rufous bellied Chachalaca, eats banana fruits, coffee berries and leaves, and occasionally pecks at insects.International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List Protection Level: No Threat (LC).Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecological balance is...
Ortalis vetula
Ortalis vetula,Plain Chachalaca
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The Plain Chachalaca, Ortalis vetula, eats banana fruits, coffee berries, and leaves, and occasionally pecks at insects.Listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) for 2020 ver 3.1 - Not Threatened (LC).Listed in Appendices I, II and III of the...
Ortalis superciliaris
Ortalis superciliaris,Buff-browed Chachalaca
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Ortalis superciliaris, or Buff-browed Chachalaca, feeds mainly on banana fruits, coffee berries, and leaves, and occasionally pecks at insects.International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List Protection Level: No Threat (LC).Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecol...
Ortalis squamata
Ortalis squamata,Scaled Chachalaca
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Scaled Chachalaca (Ortalis squamata), no subspecies.Like other pheasants of the same genus, the scaly Crested pheasant eats more leaves than fruit and occasionally pecks at insects. There will be loud and repeated beeps and alarm sounds. Generally in small, monogamous groups, breeding is most likely...
Ortalis ruficauda
Ortalis ruficauda,Rufous-vented Chachalaca
Features:It has curly crown feathers, hence its name
The juvenile Crested pheasant (Ortalis ruficauda) is Rufous-vented Chachalaca and has two subspecies.Juvenile Crested Pheasant colonies were composed of families. They walk on branches in search of fruit and seeds. You can fly vertically, but you can't fly long distances. A bird's nest is ma...
Ortalis poliocephala
Ortalis poliocephala,West Mexican Chachalaca
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Ortalis poliocephala, also known as West Mexican Chachalaca, eats banana fruits, coffee berries, and leaves, and occasionally pecks at insects.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!...
Ortalis motmot
Ortalis motmot,White-bellied Chachalaca
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Ortalis motmot, or White-bellied Chachalaca, feeds mainly on banana fruits, coffee berries, and leaves, and occasionally pecks at insects.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!...
Ortalis leucogastra
Ortalis leucogastra,White-bellied Chachalaca
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Ortalis leucogastra, or White-bellied Chachalaca, feeds mainly on banana fruits, coffee berries, and leaves, and occasionally pecks at insects.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!...
Ortalis guttata
Ortalis guttata,Speckled Chachalaca
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The pheasant Ortalis guttata, or Speckled Chachalaca, feeds mainly on bananas, coffee berries and leaves, and occasionally pecks at insects.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!...
Ortalis garrula
Ortalis garrula,Cheatnut-winged Chachalaca
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Ortalis garrula (scientific name Ortalis garrula) and Cheatnut-winged Chachalaca (foreign name Cheatnut-winged Chachalaca) feed primarily on banana fruits, coffee berries, and leaves, and occasionally peck at insects.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecological balance is ever...
Ortalis erythroptera
Ortalis erythroptera,Rufous-headed Chachalaca
Features:It has a reddish-brown head
Brown crested pheasant (Ortalis erythroptera) Rufous-headed Chachalaca, no subspecies.The brown crested pheasant lives in tropical forests and usually plays an important role as a seed disperser. It feeds mainly on banana fruit, coffee berries and tree leaves. Like the pheasants of the same genus, t...
Ortalis columbiana
Ortalis columbiana,Colombian Chachalaca
Features:The legs are black with slightly larger pinnacles
The Colombian crested pheasant (Ortalis columbiana) has no subspecies Colombian Chachalaca.The Colombian Crested pheasant mainly eats fruits and leaves, and its diet consists of 26 plant species. Like the crested pheasants of the same genus, the diet consists of more leaves than fruit, and occasiona...
Ortalis cinereiceps
Ortalis cinereiceps,Grey-headed Chachalaca
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The crested pheasant is called Ortalis cinereiceps in Latin and Grey-headed Chachalaca in English.Crested pheasants usually play an important role as seed dispersers. It feeds mainly on banana fruit, coffee berries and tree leaves. Leaves make up a larger proportion of the diet than fruit, and they...
Ortalis canicollis
Ortalis canicollis,Chaco Chachalaca
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Ortalis canicollis, or Chaco Chachalaca, feeds mainly on banana fruits, coffee berries, and leaves, and occasionally pecks at insects.Protect wild animals and eliminate wild meat.Maintaining ecological balance is everyone's responsibility!...
Ortalis araucuan
Ortalis araucuan,East Brazilian Chachalaca
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Eastern Brazilian Chachalaca (Ortalis araucuan), no subspecies.The Brazilian crested pheasant usually plays an important role as a seed disperser. It feeds mainly on banana fruit, coffee berries and tree leaves. Like the pheasants of the same genus, the diet consists more of leaves than fruit, and o...
Horned Guan
Horned Guan,Oreophasis derbianus
Features:The forehead has a 6cm high trumpet shaped red crown, which is extremely distinctive
Some experts believe that the Horned Crested pheasant (Oreophasis derbianus) should be placed in a separate family, as there appear to be too many differences between it and the Crested pheasant family to be one of the species entirely belonging to this family.The pheasant mainly ate fruit (83±3%)...
Highland Guan
Highland Guan,Penelopina nigra
Features:The whole plumage of the male is black, the whole plumage of the male is black
Highland Guan (Penelopina nigra), no subspecies.Crested pheasants spend a lot of time in trees, feeding on berries and fruits, and sometimes descend to the ground to catch and eat animals, including lizards and mice. They usually occur alone and in pairs or in small groups of 3-4 individuals. The ca...
Penelope superciliaris
Penelope superciliaris,Rusty-margined Guan
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Its scientific name is Penelope superciliaris, and its foreign name is Rusty-margined Guan. Most of the time they live in pairs or in groups of 6-12. They walk on branches, looking for fruits and leaves to eat. A bird's nest is built on a tree or stump with branches and leaves. The female will l...
Penelope purpurascens
Penelope purpurascens,Crested Guan
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Penelope purpurascens, Crested Guan, likes to live in groups. Most of the time they live in pairs or in groups of 6-12. They walk on branches, looking for fruits and leaves to eat. A bird's nest is built on a tree or stump with branches and leaves. The female will lay two to three eggs at a time...
Penelope pileata
Penelope pileata,White-crested Guan
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The pheasant's scientific name is Penelope pileata, and its foreign name is White-crested Guan. Most of the time they live in pairs or in groups of 6-12. They walk on branches, looking for fruits and leaves to eat. A bird's nest is built on a tree or stump with branches and leaves. The femal...
Penelope perspicax
Penelope perspicax,Cauca Guan
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The crested pheasant's scientific name is Penelope perspicax, and its foreign name is Cauca Guan. Most of the time they live in pairs or in groups of 6-12. They walk on branches, looking for fruits and leaves to eat. A bird's nest is built on a tree or stump with branches and leaves. The fem...